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Alternative name: American White Ibis to distinguish it from the Australian White Ibis.

Photo by Steve G
Southern Dunes, Polk County, Florida, USA

Eudocimus albus

Identification

65 cm long; 95 cm wingspan

All-white plumage
Black wingtips (visible in flight)
Reddish bills (extending into the face on breeding birds)
Reddish legs
Non-breeding birds show a pink to red face

Juveniles are largely brown with duller bare parts

Similar Species

Juveniles differ from the Glossy and White-faced Ibises by white underparts and rumps.

Distribution

Occurs from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics.

Taxonomy

This bird hybridizes with the Scarlet Ibis, and they are sometimes considered conspecific.

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Their favoured habitat is marshy wetlands and coastal pools. They also occur on mowed grass and have become common in some city parks.

Behaviour

Action

In flight the neck and legs are outstretched and are often seen in long, loose lines.

Breeding

Monogomous and colonial, usually nesting in mixed colonies with other wading species.
They builds a stick nest in trees, bushes, or over water. The clutch consists of 2 to 5 eggs.

Diet

They use the long, curved bill to probe in mud for a variety of fish, frogs and insects.

Vocalisation

Call: the male advertises his presence with a hunk-hunk-hunk-hunk. The female squeals.
The birds often give a soft, grunting croo, croo, croo when foraging.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Keith Bildstein, White Ibis: Wetland Wanderer (Smithsonian: 1993), ISBN 1560982233
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White Ibis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White_Ibis

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 '''Alternative name: American White Ibis to distinguish it from the [[Australian White Ibis]].'''
+[[Image:White_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Southern Dunes, Polk County, [[Florida]], [[USA]]]]
 ;[[:Category:Eudocimus|Eudocimus]] albus
+==Identification==
+cm long; 95 cm wingspan
+*All-white plumage
+*Black wingtips (visible in flight)
+*Reddish bills (extending into the face on breeding birds)
+*Reddish legs
+*Non-breeding birds show a pink to red face<br />
-[[Image:White_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G.<br />Photo taken: Southern Dunes, Polk County, [[Florida]], USA.]]
+Juveniles are largely brown with duller bare parts
+====Similar Species====
-==Identification==
+Juveniles differ from the [[Glossy Ibis|Glossy]] and [[White-faced Ibis]]es by white underparts and rumps.
-Adults are 65 cm long with a 95 cm wingspan. They have all-white plumage except for black wingtips (visible in flight) and reddish bills and legs. The red bill blends into the face of breeding birds; non-breeding birds show a pink to red face. Juveniles are largely brown with duller bare parts; they are distinguished from the [[Glossy Ibis|Glossy]] and [[White-faced Ibis]]es by white underparts and rumps.
 ==Distribution==
 Occurs from the mid-Atlantic coast of the [[United States]] south through most of the New World tropics.
 ==Taxonomy==
+This bird hybridizes with the [[Scarlet Ibis]], and they are sometimes considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]].
-This bird hybridizes with the [[Scarlet Ibis]], and they are sometimes considered conspecific.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-It occurs in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast. It also occurs on mowed grass and has become common in some city parks.
+Their favoured habitat is marshy wetlands and coastal pools. They also occur on mowed grass and have become common in some city parks.
 ==Behaviour==
-The song of the male is an advertising hunk-hunk-hunk-hunk. The female squeals. When feeding, the birds often give a soft, grunting croo, croo, croo as they forage.
+====Action====
+In flight the neck and legs are outstretched and are often seen in long, loose lines.
-Like the other species of ibis, the White Ibis flies with neck and legs outstreched, often in long, loose lines.
+====Breeding====
+[[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogomous]] and colonial, usually nesting in mixed colonies with other wading species.<br />
-It builds a stick nest in trees, bushes, or over water, and 2 to 5 eggs are typically laid. White ibises are monogomous and colonial, usually nesting in mixed colonies with other wading species.
+They builds a stick nest in trees, bushes, or over water. The clutch consists of 2 to 5 eggs.
+====Diet====
-This ibis feeds by probing with its long, downcurved beak. Its diet consists of various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects.
+They use the long, curved bill to probe in mud for a variety of fish, frogs and insects.
+====Vocalisation====
+'''Call''': the male advertises his presence with a ''hunk-hunk-hunk-hunk''. The female squeals.<br />
+The birds often give a soft, grunting ''croo, croo, croo'' when foraging.
 ==References==
-Keith Bildstein, ''White Ibis: Wetland Wanderer'' (Smithsonian: 1993), ISBN 1560982233
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Keith Bildstein, ''White Ibis: Wetland Wanderer'' (Smithsonian: 1993), ISBN 1560982233
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Eudocimus+albus}}
+<br />
+{{Video|White_Ibis}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudocimus]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudocimus]] [[Category:Videos]]